I spent most of March travelling through the Algarve and ended up needing cash around 9 pm in Lagos. I used a Millennium BCP ATM inside a petrol stati...

I spent four weeks in Nepal trekking and stayed mostly in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. My advice? Only use ATMs during the day or inside a hotel lobby if ...

I was in Antalya in April and while there’s a contactless tap system on some buses, most locals still use the AntalyaKart. You can’t just hop on and u...

I was travelling through Durban and had mixed experiences with ATMs. My N26 Mastercard was accepted at almost every machine, but the fees were all ove...

I’m used to using Apple Pay and contactless cards when I travel, so Cote d’Ivoire was a bit of an adjustment. Took the SOTRA buses around Abidjan in A...

Travelling in Cote d’Ivoire for work, I had my Amex Platinum and was surprised how limited acceptance was. ATMs from banks like BICICI and Ecobank rej...

Living abroad now in Spain and still use my UK Monzo and Wise accounts. Monzo is brilliant for tracking spending and notifications, while Wise is unbe...

Used Monzo and Revolut through Morocco, Spain, and Turkey recently. Both worked fine, but Monzo’s app is smoother, and they’re better for customer ser...

I’ve lived here for a while and always tell visitors: if you're using Bolt or Uklon, you're fine with card. But traditional street taxis are 100% cash...